Tara Air is currently the only private airline that flies planes into Lukla Airport, often referred to as the most dangerous airport in the world at a 9,400-foot elevation in the Himalayan foothills. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Mountain Runway

The abnormally short and inclined runway at Lukla Airport, often referred to as the most dangerous airport in the world at a 9,400-foot elevation in the Himalayan foothills. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Trek Drying

On our short trek from Lukla to Namche Bazaar (short = six days round-trip), nearly every village has electricity - but just not enough for appliances like clothes dryers. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Dud Koshi translates roughly as "milk river," having received its name for the white, nearly opaque waters it carries through the valleys. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Near the Everest View Hotel

It rained a lot. This was the visibility at nearly 13,000 feet, just outside the Everest View Hotel. Needless to say, I didn't get a view of Everest. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Give this guy some flags and some money, and he'll tie them as high up as you want them. The higher they are, the better. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Woman at Yanglesho

A woman peers over a rail at Yanglesho, a temple built around a cave in the town of Pharping in which Buddhist master Guru Padma Smbhava meditated in the 12th - 13th centuries. The cave is believed to still hold great amounts of energy. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Tara Air is currently the only private airline that flies planes into Lukla Airport, often referred to as the most dangerous airport in the world at a 9,400-foot elevation in the Himalayan foothills. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Mountain Runway

The abnormally short and inclined runway at Lukla Airport, often referred to as the most dangerous airport in the world at a 9,400-foot elevation in the Himalayan foothills. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Trek Drying

On our short trek from Lukla to Namche Bazaar (short = six days round-trip), nearly every village has electricity - but just not enough for appliances like clothes dryers. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Dud Koshi translates roughly as "milk river," having received its name for the white, nearly opaque waters it carries through the valleys. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Near the Everest View Hotel

It rained a lot. This was the visibility at nearly 13,000 feet, just outside the Everest View Hotel. Needless to say, I didn't get a view of Everest. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Give this guy some flags and some money, and he'll tie them as high up as you want them. The higher they are, the better. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.

Woman at Yanglesho

A woman peers over a rail at Yanglesho, a temple built around a cave in the town of Pharping in which Buddhist master Guru Padma Smbhava meditated in the 12th - 13th centuries. The cave is believed to still hold great amounts of energy. Photo taken while on a volunteer trip for The Rose International Fund for Children.